Contracts Engineer

Job Description

• Undertake estimating of fabrication scopes including securing competitive quotations for
• materials/services to client’s specification requirements and in accordance with the Company.

• Ensure timely preparation and submission of proposals/tenders to clients.

• Discussions with Production & Engineering and ‘Production Control’ for input i.e. resources,
labour and materials and manufacturing techniques etc. as appropriate. 

• Follow-up discussions/negotiations with clients both in respect of technical commercial matters relating to the tender submission.  At pre-release of Job Packs meet and discuss with ‘Production Control’

• allowed man-hours, programme and deliveries data set in your estimate and where necessary
on a trade for trade basis.

• Place sub-contracts and orders for services and supplies based on suppliers competitive
quotations.  Liase and inform Finance and Costing Department and Company Secretary when
cost and or legal implications are apparent.

• Liase with ‘Production Control’ and advise of Budgets allowed.  Prepare a Contract Review Date Sheet for all Scopes.  Responsible for carrying out all Contract Reviews.  Control “Contract Variations” and liaise with Finance and Costing.  Prepare and collate documentation and specification requirements and drawings into initial Job Pack and release to (1)  QA/QC for flow to Workshop (2)  also to Materials Section.

• Progress scheduled delivery date to ensure commitment with Production to meet the Client’s
objective.

• Liase with Production Supervisors regarding progress of all work with due consideration to a
changing ‘Works’ capacity relative to future prospective work.
• Interface and resolve any technical queries/problems with Client and ensure timely submission
of price variations relative to changes to workshop scopes Avoiding Verbal Orders.

• Receive client representatives and deal with such sales activities as may be required.

• Complete document transmittal form for all “sub-contract” work carried out.

• Report market intelligence to senior colleagues.

• To update and log in all enquiries in the Tender Schedule on a daily basis as required.

• Create Enquiry Files as requested.

• Update “ Tracker System” and liaise with clients as appropriate as required.

• Maintain Technical Library as required.

• To raise invoice / variation notes on completion of Contracts (provided all costs have been
accounted for before passing to accounts for invoicing) as required.

• Inputs to ‘Computerized QA/QC Dossier Production’

• On the commencement of each contracts input:-

o Unpriced Purchase Order copy
o Your completed ‘Contact Review Sheet’

• When applicable produce specification and scope for :-

• NDT, Painting, Hydrostatic Testing, Stress Relief, Surface Treatment, Internal Lining &
Galvanizing.

• Select your Approved Vendor and raise a Priced Purchase Order, to transmit to each vendor to
cover the above ‘scopes’ with a reference stating:-  Items will be delivered under separate
delivery notes referenced with the ‘Purchase Order’ and raised by Seafab QA/QC Department.

• Maintain a Contract File with all variation and engineering notes complete, bearing in mind
the contract file is our chronological and legal record.

• Issue ‘AFC Drawings’ and Revisions and Scope Additions instructions as enumerated variation sheets.

• Ensure compliance with HSE policy *see copy attached

Desired Qualities/Qualifications

N/A